Alexander Butterfield, Who Revealed Nixon Tapes in Watergate Scandal, Dies at 99

Alexander Butterfield, the former White House aide who famously revealed that President Richard Nixon had secretly recorded conversations in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room—an act that helped precipitate Nixon’s resignation during the Watergate scandal—has died at the age of 99. His death was confirmed by the Associated Press, his wife Kim, and former White House counsel John Dean. Butterfield’s disclosure of the secret tapes remains a pivotal moment in U.S. political history.